Toilet-partition.



C. W. MOTTS TGILET PARTITION APPLICATION FILED APR :1, 19:2.

Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

A TTORNEY pi'i'ivided with I raesaasa.

CHARLES V]. MOTI'S, OE ATCHISON, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR T0 HENRY WEIS MANUFAC- TUBING- COMPANY, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, A CORPORA'JTION OF MISSOURI.

TOILET-PARTITION.

To all iii/tom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES W. MO'I'TS, ft citizen of the United States, iitchison, in the county of Atchison and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toilet-Partitions; and I do declare the following to be full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to toilet partitions and has for its principal object to provide a sheet metal structure which is simple and substantial in construction, sightly in appearance and comprises means whereby the partition supporting members may be adjusted to fit uneven floor surfaces.

In accomplishing thisobject, I have provided improved details of structure the preferred forms of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure I is a back perspective view of a toilet provided with partitions constructed according to the present invention.

Fig. II is a detail perspective view of a portion of a partition wall illustrating its locking connection with a partition standard and the adjustable shoe at the base of the standard. I

Fig. III is a vertical section through a standard, illustrating its mounting in a base shoe.

Referring more in detail to the drawings:

1 designates a toilet constructed according to the present invention, comprising vertically spaced partitions 2 which are raised from the door and extend forwardly from a wall or other support (not shown),

and are mounted at their forward ends in wrrtical supportingstandards 3.

Each of the partition walls 2 comprises a sheet metal plate, provided at its rear verticzal edge with a laterally turned flange 5 apertures 6 for receiving colts or screws for anchoring the plates to a supporting wall, and along the top and bottom horizontal edges of the plate are integrally formed rails 8 of triangular cross section and having horizontal base portions 9 which add stitfness to the partition plate residing at Specification of Letters Patent. Patgmtqgfl Feb 12 19518 Application filed April 11, 1917.

Serial No. 161,175.

below the partition wall to anchor the latter.

to the standard and hold the end of the partition wall flush against the outer face thereof.

The standards 3 are joined rigidly together at their upper ends and to the supporting wall by means of ornamental fittings 14, and the lower ends are movably mounted in base shoes 15 to effect adjustment and anchoring of the partition parts to an uneven floor surface.

The shoes 15 are of substantial metal construction and comprise flared base plates 16 through which bolts 17 may be projected downwardly to anchor the shoe to a floor, and comprise neck portions 18 within which the lower ends of the standards 3 may be adjustably mounted. Y

At the back side of the neck portions 18 are upwardly extended ears 19 which lie adjacent the standards and carry screw bolts 20, the shanks 21 of which project inwardly and are slidable within vertical slots 22 that extend upwardly from the base ends of the standards.

The bolts 20 carry nuts 23 within the standards which may be tightened against the standards to lock the latter at vertically adjusted positions within the shoe necks.

Assuming that the parts are so constructed, in assembling the partition the sheet metal parts, including the previously cut standards with the partition walls anchored therein as described, together with the ornamental fittings and the base shoe, are furnished from the factory and the parts erected in a building by securing the flanged portions of the partitions to a supporting wall by bolts or screws projected into the wall through the flange apertures 6, and the lower ends of the standards are motmted on. the shoes and by bolts 31?, extended through the looses thereof,

Should the door surface he uneven as is usually the case, if of cement construction, there will he a. necessary adjustment of the base shoes 15 on the standards 3 so that solid mountings may be had for the ends of the standard Without drawing the parts out of alinement; this adjustment being no complished by loosen ng the screw bolts 2 so that the standards may be free to move within the shoe necks until perfect alinement of the parts is eii'ected. The bolts are then. tightened to clamp the standards in the shoes at such adjusted positions and provide a rigid and substantial structure.

It is apparent that this construction ai fords a durable and sightly compartment, and the standards mav be adjusted in their anchor members to etliect perfect alinement of all the parts regardless of uneven floor suriacea i-iaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters-?atent, ie:

1.; A. toilet partition comprising a side memberhaving an anchoring flange at one end and a supporting standard at its optiosite end, a floor shoe for slidably receiving the lower end of said standard and means for securinfg the standard Within the shoe.

2. A toi et partition comprising a side member having an nchoring flan e at'one end and a supporting standard at its oppo site end, a fioor shoe for slidably receiving the lower end of said standard, means for securing the standard within the shoe and means for anchoring the shoe to the door 3. A toilet partition-comprising in combination with a floor shoe having an up- Wardly extended shank, a side member having an anchoring damage at one end, a tubelar supporting stan ard at the opyosite end of side member having a vertically slotted end adjustably seated in. said floor shoe, a bolt projecting from said neck through the slot in said standard and a not on said bolt within the standard tor an naeeeae shoring the standard to the neck of the shoe,

i. in toilet partition, a tubular standard having a 'verticai slot at its lower end, a floor shoe, having a flared base portion and an extended neck, for receiving the slotted end of said standard, a bolt projected through a wall of said neck and slidabl in said standard slot, a not on said bolt ithin the standard whereby said standard may be anchored "Within the said shoe and means for anchoring shoe to a floor,

5. in a toilet partition, a tubular standard having a vertical slot opening to the lower end thereof, a door shoe comprising a flared base portion and a tubular neck for receiving the slotted end of said standard, an extended, apertured ear on said neck adapted to lie along theslotted Wall of the standard, a bolt projectedthrough said ear aperture and standard slot and a not on said boit adapted for tightenin against said standard to lock the latter in an adjusted position in said shoe.

6. in a toilet partition, a tubular standand having a vertical slot at the lower end thereof, a door shoe comprising a flared base portion provided with a central aperture and a tubular neck: for receiving the slotted end oi. said standard, an extended, apertured car on said neck adapted to lie along the slotted Wall. of the standard, a bolt projected through said ear aperture and standard slot, a nut on said bolt adapted for tightening against said standard to lock the latter in an adjusted position in said shoe, and a bolt extended through said base aperture to anchor said shoe to the floor.

7. in a partition, a slotted standard, and a partition member comprising an enlarged edge portion having vertical slots forming a head integral with said edge portion, the body and slotted edge portion of the artition seating in the standard slot Witii the integi-ai head located Within interior of 

